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SUMMARY:New Bike Lanes Already Coming to Life on Polk Street
DESCRIPTION:Since we celebrated a win for safer streets at the final Polk Street hearing on March 5\, the SFMTA has already begun painting the new bike lanes on Polk Street. These improvements are just the beginning of the changes we'll see coming to the street in the next twelve months. Find out more about the Polk Street project here. Thank you to everyone who spoke up for a safer Polk Street – it's because of you that these improvements are happening. These updates will make a world of difference to anyone who walks or bikes on Polk Street south of California Street. We look forward to working with all of the Polk Street stakeholders to make sure that these street improvements are implemented quickly and in a way that benefits the entire neighborhood. Stay tuned\, because a year from now there will be a possibility of making Polk Street even better for bikes! We'll need you to speak up again so that make Polk Street the safe and pleasant crosstown connector we've always dreamed of. Stay Updated on Polk View more Photos here Photos by Frank Chan
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/new-bike-lanes-already-coming-to-life-on-polk-street/
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SUMMARY:Does the Wiggle Work for You?
DESCRIPTION:Why is the Wiggle so popular that there’s a song written about it\, a famous mural to mark its start\, its own “Wigg Party” and even unique signs to guide its route? Because it’s the flattest (and most fun!) route connecting the west side to downtown\, of course! While San Franciscans love the city’s hills\, we don’t always love riding on them. Thousands of people bike on along this route through the Lower Haight every day\, as it’s a great way to avoid the much larger hills that surround this relatively flat route. In 2013\, the SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) teamed up to bring a mix of stormwater management and traffic calming improvements for a better biking and walking experience as part of the Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor project. This led to a series of community meetings\, and the City has since taken some time to put all your great ideas into a package of improvements. There will be an Engineering Hearing next Friday\, April 3\, where we will see more details of the overall project. This is a great chance to direct comments to the SFMTA with your thoughts before it goes to the SFMTA Board of Directors on May 5 for the final approvals. Learn More on April 3 If you can’t make it\, we’ll be sure to update you with the proposed improvements and how it will affect your Wiggle experience. Be sure to join our mailing list to hear about all the great improvements and projects happening throughout the area. Join Our District 5 Mailing List As always\, while you're pedaling around\, be sure to follow the Rules of the Road or attend one of our Urban Bicycle Workshops to brush up!
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/does-the-wiggle-work-for-you/
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SUMMARY:NOMINATE YOUR WORKPLACE FOR A 2015 BIKE-FRIENDLY BUSINESS AWARD
DESCRIPTION:Is your workplace bike friendly? If so\, nominate your workplace for a 2015 Bike-Friendly Business Award! Each year\, we honor exemplary local organizations on the steps of City Hall during Bike to Work Day (May 14). The award will be presented by Mayor Lee and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition\, and your organization could be one of up to five winners. Awards categories include public sector\, nonprofit and private businesses. Do you want to showcase your organization’s efforts to support commuting to work by bicycle? Nominate Your Workplace Still working on making your place more bike friendly? We want to help. First\, you can request a free Bike to Work Day Employer Toolkit. It has everything you need to get your workplace ready for the biggest bicycling day of the year! You can also become an SF Bicycle Coalition Business Member\, and we’ll help you create a culture of active transportation within your business and provide you with tools to get your employees rolling. Business Membership comes with a number of benefits including bike parking consultations\, Urban Bicycling Workshops\, social events\, recreational rides and more. Become a Business Member [caption id="attachment_8611" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Last year's Bike-Friendly Business Award winners celebrate on the steps of City Hall. (Photo by Ellie McCutcheon)[/caption]
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/nominate-your-workplace-for-a-2015-bike-friendly-business-award/
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SUMMARY:This Family Bikes to School and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Alex Darr and Kirsten Hove have been biking all over town for years and continue to do so with their son William\, who is now two years old. As a family\, they have discovered new joys and challenges that come with biking with kids. As they pedal to school\, church\, groceries\, work and beyond on their electric family bike\, their biking style and commitment are truly a testament to the endless possibilities for family biking. When did you start riding with your son\, William? Alex: When he was six months old\, we had him on a front carrier on our regular bikes. There’s a big hill between where we live in the Richmond and his school in the Marina\, though\, which made it tough. Once we got our electric-assist Family Bike\, we could ride easily over hills with William (and with extra weight as well). Tell us more about this Family Bike. How did you come to own one? Alex: It really started with seeing the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Family and Schools Program Manager\, Nancy\, at the Family Biking outreach station last spring at the Tenderloin Sunday Streets. My son\, William\, and I tried out the EdgeRunner Family Bike\, and it got me thinking. William was getting so heavy for my wife\, Kirsten\, that she had started borrowing a car to take him to day care and other places. She started talking about needing a car\, which we couldn't afford. Instead of getting a car\, though\, we went together to Warm Planet Bikes to purchase a family bike. Now we use our Family Bike for everything! It's our minivan of bicycles. One other good thing is that Kirsten now bikes to get around when she’s not with William\, whereas previously she had mostly been taking MUNI. How does William like the Family Bike? Alex: William loves it. Especially when we first started riding the Family Bike together\, he would always be singing during his ride. Now he’s so used to it – a bike is just how he gets around. Where else do you ride in the city? Alex: All over the place\, really. I can now do my grocery shopping all at once\, whereas before I had to make multiple trips or or be very conscious about how much I was buying and how far I was carrying it. Gallons of milk\, for example\, were tricky. Now\, it’s not an issue. We also ride bikes any time we go to church\, especially since they have secure bike racks. The bike racks at the First Unitarian Universalist Society are so popular that they had to put in a second bike rack this year! We also take William to school by bike. Speaking of biking to school\, Bike & Roll to School Week is coming up on April 20-24. Are you excited? Kirsten: It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’m going to get everyone at William’s school to sign up for the raffle to win a Family Bike. I can’t wait. –– If you have kids as well\, be sure to sign up your school for Bike & Roll to School Week 2015\, one of the biggest bike to school celebrations in the country on April 20-24! Sign up now – the deadline to receive giveaways for your school is April 3! You can also check our our events page for upcoming family rides and classes as well as opportunities to try out a family bike.
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/this-family-bikes-to-school-and-beyond/
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SUMMARY:Volunteer at San Francisco's Best Biking Day of the Year
DESCRIPTION:Hip\, hip\, hooray! 2015’s Bike to Work Day is Thursday\, May 14. This will be the 21st anniversary of Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area\, and we need over 300 volunteers to join us to help make this incredible event a success. There are so many ways to help out\, both leading up to the event and on Bike to Work Day itself. Whether this will be your first Bike to Work Day or your twenty-first\, we’d love to have your help! Here all the great ways you can volunteer to help make this event a success: Event promotion & prep: Poster Distribution through Monday\, April 20: Help us put up posters at cafes and bike shops all over town! We’ll provide the posters\, tape and a map of locations; you provide the pedal-power. View the list of neighborhoods and sign up to spread the word about this great event. Put Up Posters Preliminary Bike Counts* Thursday\, April 16: We know that Bike to Work Day is one of San Francisco’s biggest biking days of the year\, and this year we want to collect more of that data! We need to volunteers to tally the number of people riding past a month in advance of Bike to Work Day\, so that we can compare it with our data from the big event. Count Bikes Bag-Stuffing Party\, Wednesday\, May 6: Join us for our annual bag-stuffing party at the Sports Basement as we stuff 6\,000 bags with goodies in preparation for Bike to Work Day! Whether you can join us for just one hour or all four hour\, we'll be happy to have your help. We’ll reward you with a free dinner and endless gratitude. Sign up to be a part of this busy\, high-energy night. Stuff Bags Join us on the big day: Energizer Stations*: Over 200 Member-Volunteers help out at Energizer Stations citywide on Bike to Work Day\, brightening commutes with free coffee in the morning\, or cheering folks on as they bike home in the afternoon. View our 25 Energizer Station locations and sign up today. Be sure to sign up for a training\, too! Get Energized Bike Counts*: Thousands of people ride their bikes on Bike to Work Day. We won’t be able to count them all\, of course\, but we’ll have volunteers at 7 locations around town. Help collect that precious data! Count Bikes End-of-Day Unpacker: At the end of an amazing day\, bring us your fresh energy and help us unload supplies at our office. Be Our Hero For more information about Bike to Work Day\, check out our event page. *You must be a current member of the SF Bicycle Coalition to volunteer in this role. Not a member? Join today!
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/volunteer-at-san-franciscos-best-biking-day-of-the-year/
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SUMMARY:Reported Bike Theft Down 8.5% in 2014; Bike Registration Program Growing
DESCRIPTION:Great news: the SF Police Department’s Crime Analyst Office indicates that reported bike thefts were down 8.5% last year from 2013 numbers (747 bikes were reported stolen in 2014\, down from 817 in 2013). Meanwhile San Francisco’s free bike registration program\, SAFE Bikes\, has helped get over 100 bikes returned to their rightful owners in its first year. Bicycle theft is an issue in our city\, but luckily we have a ton of great resources on our website for learning how to best secure your bike. We’re working with SAFE Bikes as part of our ongoing efforts on bike theft\, and we hope you’ll join the more than 7\,000 others in San Francisco who have registered their bikes. Officers are now better trained on recovering bikes and how to locate their owners. Here is a checklist for how to properly secure your bike\, or you can watch the video below: Get a hardened steel U-lock. You don’t want to skimp on the lock; cheap locks are easy to cut. Replace your quick releases on your wheels and seat post with a set of locking skewers. Anything easy to remove is a target for theft. Find a secure rack or pole to lock your bike to\, nothing that can be easily ripped out of the ground. Attach the hardened steel U-lock to the rack through the rear triangle of your bike and the rim of the rear wheel. DON’T just lock the bike through your wheel. For added security\, attached a secondary lock through your front wheel. Register your bike with safebikes.org. It’s free and helps police get your bike back to you if it’s ever reported stolen. For more information on how to safely secure your bike\, visit sfbike.org/theft.
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/reported-bike-theft-down-8-5-in-2014-bike-registration-program-growing/
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SUMMARY:Women Bike SF focuses on events to inspire female ridership
DESCRIPTION:This article was first published in the San Francisco Chronicle's column\, Bike About Town\, and written by Ellie McCutcheon. Read the original article here. The Market Street bike counter at 10th and Market streets logged 96\,693 eastbound trips in January\, the highest number since it was installed nearly two years ago. This matches a trend showing that cycling in San Francisco is booming: Ridership\, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency\, has increased 96 percent between 2006 and 2013\, and continues to grow. But despite fast-growing ridership rates\, the number of women biking is notably lower than the number of men biking\, both locally and nationally. Only about 32 percent of bike commuters in San Francisco are women\, and the national average is even lower\, at 24 percent. This is not the case everywhere: In the Netherlands\, where 27 percent of all transportation trips are by bike\, women make up 55 percent of the bike commuters\, according to the Alliance for Biking & Walking. To encourage more women to bike\, female advocates around the country have been leading some powerful initiatives\, including the Los Angeles Latina biking group Ovarian Psycos and San Francisco’s own Gals With Gears cycling group for women ages 50 and older. One of the more recent initiatives is the coalition’s Women Bike SF program\, which aims to inspire more women\, transgender women and female-identified people to bike. “Our biggest goal with this program is to build a bicycling community that encourages women to ride\,” said Anna Gore\, the coalition’s membership manager and one of the founders of the women’s program. But how? By offering and encouraging people to host social events\, regular bike rides\, bicycle education and skill-sharing workshops designed for a female audience. In the past four months\, Women Bike SF events have ranged from happy hours to group bike-shop tours to film nights. Most events are open to women\, transgender women and female-identified people as well as all Women Bike SF supporters — that means men\, too. Beth Williams\, 63\, who has been to almost all of the events\, said she enjoys the fun and supportive environment. “We may have very similar concerns as the male bikers\,” Williams said at the Coffee Hour event in March\, “but the conversation changes in a woman-focused environment. It’s different than meeting in a place where we know we’re visibly less present.” Here is what’s on the schedule: Women’s History Ride: Learn about trailblazing women on bikes\, and the fascinating intersections between the history of the bicycle and the history of the suffrage movement. This fun\, casual ride will most likely end with some cupcakes or other sweet treats. This ride fills up every year\, so RSVP. (1-4 p.m. Sunday\, March 22. $10; free for coalition members. Meet at the Bicycle Coalition\, 833 Market St.\, S.F.) Coffee Hour: Women talk bikes\, share tips and get caffeinated during a series of informal morning gatherings at coffee shops on the first Friday of each month. No RSVP necessary. (8-9 a.m. April 3. Martha & Brothers Coffee\, 401 Irving St.\, S.F.) How to Be a Bike Month “Roll Model”: With Bike Month coming in May\, this workshop shows you how to be a leader and get more women rolling in time for the biggest bicycling time of the year. Please RSVP. (6 p.m. April 14. Bicycle Coalition\, 833 Market St.\, S.F.) Gals with Gears Ride: A group of women over 50 get together regularly for rides around the Bay Area. You don’t have to be over 50 to join — you just have to want to have a good time with the group. No RSVP necessary. The next is a 13-mile loop in town and along the shores of Alameda and Bay Farm Islands. (10 a.m. April 19. Meet at the Fruitvale BART Station.) Basic Bike Maintenance for Women: This class for new riders covers pumping up a tire\, changing a flat tire\, adjusting brakes and other basic skills. RSVP required. (6-8 p.m. May 4. Public Bikes\, 549 Hayes St.\, S.F.) Stay up to date on forthcoming events at www.sfbike.org/women\, and even submit your own event at www.sfbike.org/events/community/add. If you have questions or ideas\, e-mail Anna Gore at anna@sfbike.org. Remember\, May 14 is Bike to Work Day\, San Francisco’s biggest biking day of the year.
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/women-bike-sf-focuses-on-events-to-inspire-female-ridership/
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SUMMARY:Years Later, Fell and Oak Protected Bike Lanes Nearly Complete
DESCRIPTION:Update: Many of you have voiced concerns about double-parking in the new Oak Street protected bike lane. We reached out to Supervisor London Breed's office about this\, and they referred this issue to SFPD. Thanks to Supervisor Breed's office\, we've received confirmation from both the SFMTA and SFPD that they will increase enforcement of double-parking in the bike lane. Please continue reporting issues to 415-553-1631 and tweeting at @SF311. -- If you’re one of the thousands who commute by bike on the Wiggle every day\, you may have noticed construction on Fell and Oak Streets to connect the Wiggle to the Panhandle. We’re very happy to share that the protected bike lanes being constructed on both streets are almost done! By the end of April\, concrete medians and rain gardens will be complete on both Fell and Oak Streets\, just in time for Bike to Work Day on May 14. During construction\, be sure to slow down and bike with care. When it comes to protected bike lanes\, Fell and Oak's concrete medians are not the only examples in our city. But this project can add a lot to the conversation about the the future of our streets\, especially since building a network of protected bike lanes is one of the most powerful ways to make biking in San Francisco safe and inviting for everyone. This project in particular has been a long time in the making and the result of years of advocacy together with our members. Striped bike lanes for Fell and Oak were approved back in 1997 and protected bike lanes were approved in 2012. Here’s an abbreviated history of Fell and Oak Streets: Keep in mind there will be a learning curve with this new infrastructure for people biking\, walking and driving. When you see double-parking violations\, report them to the City by calling 415-553-1631 or tweeting at @SF311. Please also mention @SFBike and use the hashtag #ParkingDirtySF. If you’d like to get more involved in our efforts to connect the Avenues to downtown and the many neighborhoods in between\, join our mailing list for campaigns in this area. Better yet\, come speak up at next month’s SFMTA hearing on improvements to the Wiggle. Join Our District 5 Campaign Speak Up For a Better Wiggle
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/years-later-fell-and-oak-protection-nearly-complete/
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SUMMARY:Now Hiring: Summer Interns
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious what it’s like to be part of the SF Bicycle Coalition team? Applications are now open for our summer internships! Our interns jump right into the bicycle action and keep us cranking in high gear. We accept both student and practical experience internships\, and we request that interns make a minimum commitment of 10-20 hours per week for a minimum of three months. This season\, we’re hiring for five different positions: Bicycle Advocacy Communications Intern: Do you have a way with words? Help our policy team craft blog posts\, social media\, outreach material\, emails and more. Bicycle Advocacy Outreach Intern: Great for policy junkies and outgoing folks. Join our policy team for grassroots outreach and base-building for our advocacy campaigns. Bicycle Advocacy Research Intern: Put those technical skills to use! Collect\, analyze and visualize data to build a compelling narrative for our work. Development Intern: Join us at the fundraising front line! Manage business partner relations and research potential foundation and donor support. Membership Intern: Love the bicycling community? Our members are an amazing\, diverse group of people that guide our work and power our movement. Continue to build the momentum through direct member support. In addition to spicing up your resume with practical experience\, interns get other great benefits like a one-year free membership to the SF Bicycle Coalition\, ongoing professional development opportunities\, discounts on store swag\, first dibs on exciting events and more! Still not convinced? See what past interns have had to say about their experiences here and here. We’re accepting applications through April 30\, 2015\, and will be reviewing them on a rolling basis. What are you waiting for? Apply today! If you’re not able to commit to an internship\, but still want to help us out – don’t worry! We’d love to have you join us at one of our many volunteer opportunities.
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/now-hiring-summer-interns/
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SUMMARY:SF Bicycle Coalition Named ‘Advocacy Organization of the Year’
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Denis Largeron / Bicycling Magazine Last week at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC\, our former executive director Leah Shahum and our new executive director Noah Budnick shared the stage as they proudly accepted the Advocacy Organization of the Year award from the Alliance for Biking & Walking\, the north American coalition of state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups. The Alliance for Biking & Walking is made up of more than 200 member organizations that promote walking and biking as healthy and sustainable forms of transportation and recreation. According to the Alliance for Biking & Walking: The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition beat out 12 competitors to win the Advocacy Organization of the Year award\, having impressed the judges with its stunning wins of 2014\, including the Cesar Chavez Street redesign that has quadrupled the number of bicyclists on the street\, its successful push for the city to adopt a Vision Zero goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2024\, its victory in getting the SFMTA to commit to doubling the amount of funding dedicated to bicycle projects\, and the passage of Propositions A and B\, which helped provide much-needed transportation investments in the city\, as well as the defeat of Proposition L\, which would have prioritized car parking over people. It’s a great honor to win this award and a testament to just how much progress we are making together for better biking in San Francisco. We dedicate the award to all of our members\, who are so passionate and committed\, powering everything we do with ideas\, action and support. This is your award too!
URL:http://www.sfbike.org/news/sf-bicycle-coalition-named-advocacy-organization-of-the-year/
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